Creative school children have helped make award-winning Decoy Country Park an even better place to be.
Pupils from Decoy Primary School joined up Teignbridge District Council's Countryside Ranger Simon Cunningham and Devon Wildlife Trust to create illustrations and poetry for the handrails of a new boardwalk at Magazine Pond. It has new ramped access for pushchairs and wheelchairs so people have easy and safe access to the water’s edge.
The boardwalk is made from English oak and replaces a previous one in softwood which had come to the end of its life.
Dr Sam Bridgewater, Pebblebeds Heaths Nature Conservation Officer, worked for many years in Belize for the Natural History Museum and has written a natural history of Belize. He came to Devon in 2012 from NW Scotland where he was co-ordinating a scheme for conserving the natural and cultural heritage of WesterRoss.
Watch local history come alive at Devon Wildlife Trust's headquarters.
Volunteer millers will be on hand to show you the traditional way of grinding grain for flour using the historic watermill. If you feel inspired to get baking, the stone-ground wholemeal flour is available to buy.
Free admission and there is no need to book in advance except for groups and schools. To enquire please call 01392 279244 or visit www.devonwildlifetrust.org
One of Dartmoor’s most picturesque and wildlife rich valleys has received a boost with the news that a set of practical improvements are set to go ahead this winter.
Devon Wildlife Trust’s Emsworthy nature reserve sits below Saddle Tor between Widecombe-in-the-Moor and Haytor. Its mix of old dry stone walls, pasture, wet grassland and mire make it a popular spot for walkers, picnickers and wildlife watchers. Each spring the nature reserve becomes a stunning blaze of violet as several of its fields are covered in bluebells. The nature reserve is home to remarkable and rare wildlife...
Christmas is just around the corner but as the shops start to get busier, Devon Wildlife Trust is offering a day away from the crowds.
The annual Christmas celebration at the historic Cricklepit Mill may only be a few minute’s walk from the High Street, but to the tired Christmas shopper it will feel like a world away.
Christmas at Cricklepit is being held on Saturday 7 December from 10.30am to 3.30pm and is a day of free family activities.
Visitors will have the chance to make their own willow star Christmas decorations ready to hang up on their tree at home. There...
Christmas is just around the corner but as the shops start to get busier, Devon Wildlife Trust is offering a day away from the crowds.
The annual Christmas celebration at the historic Cricklepit Mill may only be a few minute’s walk from the High Street, but to the tired Christmas shopper it will feel like a world away.
Christmas at Cricklepit is being held on Saturday 7 December from 10.30am to 3.30pm and is a day of free family activities.
Visitors will have the chance to make their own willow star Christmas decorations ready to hang up on their tree at home. There...
See a historic watermill in action and visit DWT's headquarters. Watch as volunteer millers grind wheat for flour in the traditional way. Our stone-ground wholemeal flour will also be available to buy on the day.
10am-noon.
Admission is free and there is no need to book in advance except for groups and schools.
To enquire please call 01392 279244 or visit www.devonwildlifetrust.org
Leading conservation charity Devon Wildlife Trust is celebrating the news that it has received a £38,000 funding boost from SITA Trust to support its Emsworthy Mire Restoration Project.
Emsworthy Mire forms part of Devon Wildlife Trust’s beautiful Emsworthy nature reserve. The reserve sits between Haytor and Widecombe-in the-Moor, in the heart of Dartmoor. It is a very popular spot with walkers and other visitors.
Emsworthy’s Mire is a particularly good example of a valley mire: areas of water-logged deep peat in valley bottoms with characteristic acid wetland plant...
Veteran journalist and newsreader, Angela Rippon, will be joining The Wildlife Trusts in support of this year’s Remember A Charity Week (Mon 9 – Sun 15 Sept 2013).
As one of 140 charities taking part in a series of events around the UK, The Wildlife Trusts are urging people making a Will to take a moment to consider including a gift to charity.
Devon Wildlife Trust is asking supporters to think about leaving a gift in their Will to help wildlife. The Trust’s Penny Mason said:
“Gifts in Wills are so important in allowing us to continue to protect our natural world...
Join Devon Wildlife Trust before the schools go back for a free, fun day of heathland exploration. Pond-dipping, wildlife watching, creative crafts, nature quizzes and wild games - all are on offer at one of Devon's best remaining heathlands.
Devon Wildlife Trust staff will be on hand to guide you through the wildlife and wilder places of this unique landscape.
Easily accessible via public transport and close to the A38, this free event does not require booking, just turn up on the day!
Acces to Bovey Heathfield Local Nature Reserve is via Battle Road, Heathfield...
